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COVER Illustration of a hypothetical yeast genome structure model encompassing all synthetic chromosomes (gold) completed to date (white, native chromosomes). One-third of the chromosomes in the yeast genome have now been designed and synthesized by the Synthetic Yeast Genome Project (Sc2.0). A three-dimensional model of the chromosomes was generated with the Hi-C method. An "envelope" (thick tube shapes) represents the population of chromosome-interacting molecules; translucent tips reveal a 30-nanometer fiber modeled inside. See page 1038. For the story behind the cover and introductory spread images, see eaan1126
Experimental data: RSG Group/Institut Pasteur; Data processing: J. Mozziconacci, R. Koszul, and J. D. Boeke;
Illustration: Valerie Altounian/Science